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Originally Posted by Gouge
Technically she does have foreign policy and relations experience.
Gov. Palin negotiated fishing and other border sensitive issues directly with the Russians.
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those are federal issues... not state issues... and about international and US Territorial Waters... not Alaska State waters
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She possesses direct knowledge about the sizeable U.S. Air Force and Navy presence and the Alaskan National Guard in her state which patrols and shadows Russian air and naval forces along the Alaskan border and the polar ice cap.
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again... federal issues... not state issues. When Russian bombers test US airspace/defenses, radar etc... no one is asking the governor what to do and no one is asking the governor if they should scramble some fighter planes to escort them back into international airspace.
when i was about 16, i watched a bunch of F-14's scramble out of King Salmon Air Force Base to intercept some Russian planes... one of the coolest things i ever saw in my life.
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This includes nuclear armed patrols. The men and women in the U.S. military interact with the Governor. Alaskans also trades directly with Russians and Canadians.
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All Federal issues. the governor has no role or say in national security issues or military response or military intelligence.
I've seen plenty of air shows... doesn't make me a fighter pilot or stunt pilot or more qualified to comment on piloting a fighter jet.